Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-20

position to the bill was made by Mr..
John ID. Caine, the Mormon Delegate,
who viewed the measure as "un-Ameri-
can, un-Demoeratic and wantonly
destructive to human right" Talking
for nearly an hour, eulogizing his peo-
pie and tryingto prove that if Mormon
ism was wrong 1t would fall by its own
weight. Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, the
chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
then took the floor and made q power
full effort, declaring that the bill
neither violated the letter nor spirit of
the Constitution, that Congress had ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the territories.
that failure to legislate upon the ques-
ton that had been considered a crime
by every State in Christendom since
Christ interpreted the Judaic law, was
to declare that the United States had
no desire to cope with Mormonism. The
bill passed, as amended by the House,
only members rising to demand a
yea and nay vote.
The next important bill was the
Inter State Commerce Bill which passed
the Senate at II p. m. the 18th, after
eight hours of heated debate-the vote
being 43 to Is, Senator Sherman voting
in the affirmative and Payne in the
negative. These two bills are the ones
which have been bothering Congress
for long time, dying one session and
like Banco's Ghost coming up again at
the next. But now it is believed they
will be finally disposed of.
Mr.. Randall has been having nightly
conferences with his "Hession mer-
cenaries," as the Post calls them, and it
is generally believed that he will short
| ly call up his bill to abolish the revenue
on whisky and tobacco, thus "decreas-
ing" the revenues of the Government.
He has votes enough to pass the bill if
both "wings" flap together, that is the
Republican wing and the high tariff
Democratic wing. Mr.. Morrison is
being severely blamed for allowing his
bill to rest serenely in the abscurity OF
one defeat. 1t is said his wife telegraph
ed to him to call up his bill "and
j give them enough of it," The Post
thinks this is good advice and says in
!. an editorial that "the position taken
by Republicans untenable and absurd,
, and it would be well to place them on
record as often as possible in the atti.
tude of obstructionists and surplus ex.
} panders." Such is also the opinion Of
the majority of sound thinking Demo.
Gratis. have talked to many and they
all favor continual tariff aggitation, i
for no other reason than to allow the
: people to see that, at least, majority
of Democrats are sincere in their party
3 promises. But second session of an,
, Congress is generally bad time to agi
tate any question of National import
ance, for two reasons; first, many mem
: bers who are defeated do not take in
terest enough to push or help push {
, great measure; and secondly, many o
those who are reelected do not care en-
ough about it, only thinking of them
t selves and leaving their constituency
: as a secondary consideration.
, NOTES.
The annual State reception at tn,
i, White House was held Friday. A
usual, very elaborate preparations wer
. made: Six wagon loads of palms ant
( potted flowers were carted from tn
!, public gardens, 1000 in all, great banl
! of gigantic ferns, palms and rubbe
trees, some reaching to the ceiling wer
arrayed on the sides of the East Room
where all general receptions are held
, The mantels were banks of cut flowers
and the assembly was a gay and gor
geous throng. Foreign ambassadors tool
occasion to "throw on" the trumper
4 and gilded paraphernalia of "court.
q The gathering was large, and the Presi
dent shook nands with the tirelessnes
of pump handle. He has almost re
covered from his late attack of "rheum
e tism.n
q 1t is understood that negotiation wit
the Chinese Government, for such
; modification of the existing treaties @
d will prevent the importation of Chimes
:. coolie-labor into this country, have jus
i been brought to successful terminatio
e and that in few days an ameude
J. treaty covering this point will be trans
J. mitted to the Senate.
t, DIR. Willoughby Walling, son-in-la'
l. of w. III. English, has been appointe
}. as consul at Leith. This is suppose
n to be stroke of diplomacy on the pal
l. of the Executive to quiet the Englis
W revolt. BERK.
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